Tag: Vermeer

Buckingham Palace (London)

Construction started: 1703 Completed: 1962 Location: London, SW1A 1AA, UK Website: https://www.royal.uk/royal-residences-buckingham-palace Royal Collection Website: https://www.rct.uk/ Collection: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Venere e Marte (1817-22) • Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653): Autoritratto come allegoria della Pittura (1638-39) • Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640): Self-Portrait (1623) • Vermeer,…

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (1663)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (Brieflezende vrouw) 1663 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 39 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Enjoying a quiet, private moment, this young woman is absorbed in reading a letter in the morning light. She is…

The Milkmaid (1660)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Milkmaid (Het melkmeisje) 1660 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 41 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam A maidservant pours milk, entirely absorbed in her work. Except for the stream of milk, everything else is still. Vermeer took this simple everyday…

The Love Letter (1669)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Love Letter (De liefdesbrief) 1669 Oil on canvas, 44 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room…

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum (Braunschweig)

Founded: 1754 Location: Museumstraße 1, 38100 Braunschweig Website: https://3landesmuseen-braunschweig.de/ Collection: • Giorgione (c.1477-1510): Autoritratto come David (1508) • Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540): Morte di Cleopatra (c.1525) • Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675): The Girl with the Wineglass (1658-60) See also: • Braunschweig (Germany) | Museums

Woman with a Lute (1662-1663)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Lute (De luitspeelster) 1662–1663 Oil on canvas, 51.4 x 45.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A young woman glances out a window while tuning her lute. Open songbooks and a viola da gamba…

Study of a Young Woman (1665-1667)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Study of a Young Woman (Meisjeskopje) 1665–1667 Oil on canvas, 44.5 x 40 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Soft light illuminates the face of a young woman dressed in clothing and costume jewelry that would have…